Kim Sinisalo's popular March camp will continue in June. The camp is suitable for everyone interested in match taekwondo. Welcome from near and far!

You can pay for your participation on the spot in cash or later with an invoice.

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May belt exams

• 7-15 year olds on Friday 24.5.
  • 17:00-18:00 – 7-15 year old yellow belt winners
  • 18:00-19:00 – 7-15-year-old green ribbon finishers
  • 19:00-20:30 – 7-15 year old blue ribbon and blue belt winners
  • Those who complete red ribbons and upper belts will take the test on Thursday 23.5 with adults performing higher belts.
  • Those who do not have an exam have practice according to the normal schedule.

• Adults on Tuesday 21.5. and on Thursday 23.5.
  • Tuesday 20:00-21:30 Two blue ribbons and lower belt values
  • Thursday 18:00-20:30 belt test for upper belts (blue belts and upper belts).
  • Those who do not have an exam have practice according to the normal schedule.
• Children aged 4-6 on Monday 20.5.
  • 18:00-19:00 – Mark test during your own exercises

• Getting to the belt exam requires, depending on the belt rank, a sufficient number of exercises and training months from the previous belt exam. Instructors check the training times in the login system. Sent to all participants in the belt test invitation by email. The list can also be seen at the instructor's desk in the hall about a week before the exam. Please also make sure that you know the things asked in the belt test by checking the belt test instructions on the gym wall or asking your trainer for more information.

• Note! The belt test is sent invoice before the exam. By paying the bill, you register for the belt test. If you want to pay for the exam in cash on the spot, let us know in advance. The prices of belt tests can be found from the price list.

• It is required of all participants in the exam Sports license of the Finnish Taekwondo Association, which can be ordered from the association's website.

Part of the business series team was competing in Berlin over the weekend, but the rest went to the HNMKY business series competition organized in Malmi and the results were great again!

Eron the competition fitness hit the button and the result was a win over the jinnuboys series with convincing performances. The scores also indicated a successful day. Eero also won silver in the doubles with Mudo Lohja's Elvi Ollila.

Gold was also hung Alex's and Bella's around the neck, both wearing their own cadet sets. For Vickan silver from cadets and bronze from doubles with Alex.

They competed in the adult individual series Titus and Laura, the latter also in the role of coach. Both succeeded perfectly in their hard-level series. Bronze for Laura in the U40 women and Tiitu a great fourth place in the U30 women. In addition to this, Laura won gold for pairing Vihti with Jeppe Aukio.

Big congratulations to the whole team!

A team of taekwondo athletes in action in Sofia

Easter can be spent in many ways, and one of the best is of course participating in taekwondo competitions. Sara, Venne, Alina, Chahra and Chaimaa showed their skills in the Sofia Open 2019 G1 competitions and the results speak for themselves.

Sara had a real top day when first the G1 medalist from Serbia and then the reigning champion from Cyprus hit the road. The Ukrainian opponent in the finals had also collected sea rites and we could see a ticklingly even battle. Until the very end, the situation could have turned either way, but in the end, Sara was satisfied with the silver. A great performance by Saralata considering that every opponent was almost a head taller.

Chaimaa played semi-fit after being ill, but still styled an excellent opening win against Greece. The semi-final was also the tightest and a solution was sought all the way to the overtime. Unfortunately, this time the points go to the opponent. Of course, it was left in the tooth, because Chaimaa caught several headers that looked clear, but for one reason or another there were no points. Nicely, however, a bronze medal and the results show that brighter medals are within reach.

Chahra's confident moves continued after the silver at the Belgian Games. In the opening match, Australia fell 13-7. In the semifinals, he faced a tough Serbian, who this time took a longer shot and thus Chahra's ranking was fifth.

Venne fought an excellent match while still recovering from illness. The match was even, but it's hard to keep up the pace when you're half fit, so the match unfortunately went to Ukraine. An excellent race experience for Venne, however. Also a sad opening loss for Alina, but all the same a backpack of valuable experience to take home.

In addition to the results, the competition trip also left a good taste in my mouth. Eddy and Fatima, who were the coaches, got the team in an excellent mood and the team spirit was high. All Finns were there as one group and helped and encouraged each other. Great!

Big congratulations to the medalists!

Rauma Open 2019 matches were organized on Saturday 13.4. Takekwondo players traveled with a small team, but each of them had several matches and suitably tough opponents. The trip was successful both in terms of the number of medals and the experience gained.

Plum worked hard as usual in two weight classes, in both of which he advanced to the finals with clear figures. The final of the -59 kg category was held first and Plum dominated the match for two sets. Unfortunately, the long day showed in the legs and I ran out of gas in the last race and I saw a silver medal around my neck. After a break in one match, a club friend who weighed -63 kilos stepped up Lauri, who had cleared his way to the final with a really hard work victory in the semi-final match. The boys again served fast and steady twisting. The final result is gold for Plum with a score of 17-11. Bard competed in the men's -74 kilos and also qualified for the final with a certain number of shots. The opponent, known from the past and known to be challenging, was still ahead this time and also brought home silver for Bardia.

Great race from all three. Congratulations on the medals!

Exercises will not be arranged on Easter and May Day on the following days:

Easter:

19.4. - Good Friday
21.4. - First day of Easter
22.4. - Second Easter day

First of May:

30.4. – May Day
1.5. – May Day

Very nice holidays to everyone!

Bronze for Christian from the men's U30 groups!

The EC competitions of business series were organized in Turkey on April 2-4. and right after one day in between, the first Beach EC competitions were contested at the same place. The level of the competitions was very tough, but so was the Finnish team. Three bronze medals came from the EC competitions, one of which was hung around Christian's neck after excellent performances in the group series together with Budokwa's Olli Siltanen and Frans Salme. Other bronzes were taken by the women's O30 group Niina Virtala (Manse), Johanna Nukari (EHT) and Triin Saviauk (Budokwai) and Niina Virtala (Manse) individually. The medal haul was completed by the men's group bronze from the beach games. Congratulations to the medalists!

Taekwondo athletes had a strong representation in the team, when in addition to Christian, Ville, Plum, Eero, Aino, Alex, Sofia, Bella, Vickan, Laura (beach) and Elina (beach) won medals. Everyone showed their claws on the competition mats, and if anything, the competition served as a good barometer for what's to come. It's amazing to see so many athletes from competition groups at such a hard level. Keep up the determined work!

Villen's Travel Report

"Ville beat the representative of Bulgaria in the first round of the European Championship and in the second round they faced Turkey. The Turk was too tough and Ville's final ranking was a shared 5th place. The Turk in question eventually achieved silver. In the pairs series with Budokwa's Triin Saviauk, especially the final performances were spot on and the ranking was 6. The previous 5 pairs were still somewhat ahead in points, so there is still a little way to go and work to be done to the top of Europe. In the Beach European Championships, Ville faced a Turkish (this time, however, a different Turkish) in the style of the European Championships, who eventually achieved silver. Ranking shared 9th place. In the pairs series, the change of pooms that came to light at the last moment mixed things up so much that the performance was not as expected and Ville and Triin lost to the Danish pair, leaving the medal a dream. Final ranking shared 5th place.

Elina competed only in the Beach EC competitions, in the Team Female U30 series, with Nea Säynäjoki from Keumgang in Tampere and Linda Räkköläinen from Hipko. The group was in good shape, but the Italian trio they faced in the first round still took the win. Women's group ranking shared 5th place.

Laura also only competed in the Beach EC competitions. Laura had bad luck on the trip when she injured her leg during training the night before the competition day. Plagued by injury, Laura narrowly lost to Spain in the first round.

Plum and Eero competed in the Under 17 boys group series with Joonas Järvenpää of Pori Taekwondo. This was also Eero's value competition debut. The performances were good, but still not enough for the further rounds. Plum also competed in the under-17 doubles series with Espoo Hwarang Team's Mia Knutsson. Even in the doubles series, the level was so high that there was no further place. Eero also competed in the Beach EC competitions in the individual series, beating Russia nicely in the first round. In the second round, there was a loss to Spain and the final ranking was shared 5th place.

The TU cadets all made a great value competition debut at the EC competitions. 11 of the 22 contestants in Aino's series made it to the semi-final round, and despite the hard bets, Aino came in 14th place, just outside the semi-finals. Alex started directly from the second round, with the number of competitors being 19. The qualifying was tight, with only 8 competitors making it to the finals. Alex's performances were not quite enough until the final round. Bella, Vickan and Sofia also did good performances without being disturbed by the competition organizer's initial glare. The young contestants still didn't quite manage to match their older ones, and the next place was still unattainable this time. The performances of all cadets were good and the setting was challenging, with many competitors in the cadet series being older and stronger. We can expect strong results from the future, as our competitors gain more experience!"

-Ville

Taekwondo athletes' spring day was celebrated on Saturday, April 6. As usual, the most meritorious hobbyists and athletes of 2018 were awarded, certificates were distributed to last year's dan examiners, we trained, ate, talked and had some fun together.

Rewarded

Athlete of the year: Christian Kamphuis
Young Athlete of the Year: Children's EC team (Bella Buuri, Victoria Hentunen, Aino Kortelainen and Sofia Sarala

Enthusiast of the Year: Aurora Taguchi
Young enthusiast of the year: Janika Tatti

In addition, the club remembered Bardi Mirzaei and Fatima Boughrara for their meritorious and impeccable work for the club. Both of them create a positive and energetic atmosphere both in the gym and on race trips and are always ready to help when help is needed.

Thanks to everyone who participated in the spring days!

A low-threshold race experience for everyone!

The taekwondo athletes had an excellent time in the autumn indoor competitions. Spring has been full of interesting sporting events, but I'm sure there's room for one more indoor competition.

Sat 4.5. at 1 p.m. –>

GEN2 electric armor and helmets are used in the indoor competition of the match. Match pairs are formed according to weight and experience based on registrations, but additional matches can be arranged on the day of the competition. Please register well in advance and notify any cancellations as soon as they are known.

On the movement sets side, everyone gets to perform the movement sets of their choice, after which the movement set coaches give feedback on the performances.

The best contestants and business series competitors will be rewarded!

The price of indoor competitions is €10, which is paid on the spot in cash. The event is suitable for both beginners and more experienced competitors. Welcome from near and far!

Those who registered on 3.5.

Registration 4.5. indoor competition (Last registration date 1.5.)

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